Hochul was born Kathleen Courtney in Buffalo, New York, the second of the six children of John P. "Jack" Courtney, then a college student and clerical worker, and Patricia Ann "Pat" (Rochford) Courtney, a homemaker. [2][3] The family struggled financially during Hochul's early years and for a time lived in a trailer near a steel plant. [2] .

Kathy Hochul was born as Kathleen Courtney on August 27, 1958 in Buffalo, New York, United States, as the second of six children of John P. "Jack" Courtney and Patricia Ann "Pat" (Rochford) Courtney.

Aug 24, 2021 · BROOKLYN, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — While the rest of New Yorkers were watching Kathy Hochul get sworn-in as the first female governor, Arnie Wolsky in Brooklyn saw who he knew was Kathy Courtney. In...

Aug 10, 2021 · Kathy Hochul watches as her children Katie, 11, and Billy, 13, bounce on the trampoline at their home in Hamburg. Lake Erie Seaway Trail board members William McKeever and Kathy Hochul are seen...

Apr 20, 2022 · Gov. Kathy Hochul said she had a tough life growing up that prepared her for the hardness of a political career.

5 days ago · Hochul was born Kathleen (Kathy) Courtney in Woodlawn, New York, outside of Buffalo. She was the second of six children of Jack Courtney, who did clerical work at the Bethlehem Steel plant—where her grandfather and uncle also worked—while taking night classes toward a college degree, and Pat Courtney, who was a stay-at-home mother.

Aug 22, 2021 · — In Ken Houseknecht’s earliest memory of his childhood friend Kathy Hochul, she’s a determined young girl craned over a kitchen table scrawling block print in a letter-writing assignment....

Mar 30, 2023 · Gov. Kathy Hochul is the first woman to be elected to the highest office in the state since New York's first gubernatorial election in 1777. She spoke exclusively with WBFO about the historic feat, growing up in the Queen city, and advice for women in spaces typically held by men.

Oct 17, 2022 · Gov. Kathy Hochul made history almost by accident, becoming New York’s first female governor when Andrew Cuomo resigned last year in the cloud of a sexual harassment scandal.

Hochul was born Kathleen Courtney in Buffalo, New York, the second of the six children of John P. "Jack" Courtney, then a college student and clerical worker, and Patricia Ann "Pat" (Rochford) Courtney, a homemaker. [2][3] The family struggled financially during Hochul's early years and for a time lived in a trailer near a steel plant. [2] .